Water fears prompt calls to close Fiskville site

The United Firefighters Union is calling for the Country Fire Authority (CFA) to remediate or close its Fiskville training site, west of Melbourne, in light of revelations water at the site is still contaminated.

The CFA appointed environmental consultants Cardno Lane Piper to test the water quality at the training site near Ballan.

The report says the water used in training exercises does not meet safety standards in relation to the presence of toxic chemicals.

The United Firefighters Union says the time is up for Fiskville and it is calling on the CFA to either make a big investment to remediate the site or shut it down.

The base is at the centre of ongoing legal action, sparked by an alleged cancer cluster among former employees exposed to toxic chemicals.